Tag: sports
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November 07, 2009 03:08 PM EST --
In no-limit Texas Hold 'em, the game played at the main event of the World Series of Poker, two cards are dealt down to each player, followed by a round of bets. Each player must either fold, match or . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:19 PM EST --
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Short-stacked London poker professional James Akenhead survived the first all-in showdown of the World Series of Poker final table on Saturday when a river queen tripled his chip . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:19 PM EST --
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Zenyatta has beaten the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, running her record to 14-0 in a race delayed briefly when Quality Road bucked violently in the starting . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:54 PM EST --
LAS VEGAS (AP) — London poker professional James Akenhead is the first player eliminated from the World Series of Poker main event final table after he couldn't come from behind for the second time . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:54 PM EST --
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A pair of eliminations at the World Series of Poker main event on Saturday pushed the seven remaining players closer to the title and a $8.55 million prize.
Kevin Schaffel, a . . .
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November 08, 2009 12:42 AM EST --
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Professional poker player Mike Sexton told a dinner crowd as he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame that he's now the answer to a new trivia question.
Sexton said Saturday . . .
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November 07, 2009 03:07 PM EST --
A glance at the World Series of Poker main event, which begins its final table on Saturday:
What: The 40th annual World Series of Poker main event, featuring no-limit Texas Hold 'em with a $10,000 buy-in. . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:19 AM EST --
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four-time world champion Joel Casamayor and three-time champ Zab Judah both earned victories in their returns to the ring on Friday night.
Casamayor earned a unanimous decision . . .
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November 07, 2009 06:38 PM EST --
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.
Putz became a free agent one day after New York declined his $9.1 million option and chose . . .
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November 07, 2009 06:41 PM EST --
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Rich Rodriguez says Purdue coach Danny Hope blamed him for getting one of his players suspended.
Rodriguez says Hope introduced him to guard Zach Reckman after . . .
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November 07, 2009 06:41 PM EST --
NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) — David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday night.
The brash British boxer . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:14 PM EST --
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francis Bouillon, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Dan Ellis made 27 saves in his first . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:50 PM EST --
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey Nets team that is losing players as quickly as games.
Douglas-Roberts had started . . .
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November 07, 2009 08:25 PM EST --
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Oft-injured New York Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek is out for the season with a knee injury.
The 33-year-old Martinek tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right . . .
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November 07, 2009 08:25 PM EST --
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Carolina goaltender Cam Ward was taken to the hospital after his leg was cut by a skate during the first period of the Hurricanes' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:14 PM EST --
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rick Nash scored the Columbus Blue Jackets' third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday night, the Hurricanes' franchise-record 12th consecutive . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:14 PM EST --
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season to help the New York Islanders break out of a two-game offensive drought and beat . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:14 PM EST --
OTTAWA (AP) — Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight road game with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:50 PM EST --
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business.
Team owner Michael Heisley . . .
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November 07, 2009 10:50 PM EST --
TORONTO (AP) — Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
After a . . .
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